Trank for finger-tipped gloves.



PATENTBD NOV. 20, 1906. J. J. WBAKLEY.

TRANK POR'FINGE'R TIPPED' GLOVES.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.22, 1903.

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No. 836,476. PATBNTED NOV. 20, 1906.

J. J. WEAKLBY.

TRANK POR FINGER TIPPED GLOVES.

APPLICATION FILED OOT.22, 1903.

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UNITED STATES JOHN JAMES WEAKLEY, ()F GLOVERSVILLE, NET/V YORK, ASSIGNORTO JOHN T. SHANAHAN, OF, GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

PATENT ()FFIGE.

THANK FOR FINGER-TIPPED GLOVES.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

No. 836,476. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22.1903. Serial No. 178,008. To all, whom itmay concern: back one end of a trank to form a transverse strip, cuttingout the glove first and then sewing, as usual. This method possesses thedisadvantage that the finger-tips have to be of the same material andthickness as the body of the glove.

According to my invention there is sewed across a piece of fabric, suchas a, and in the direction of the weft, so as to extend transverselythereto, a flexible strip 1) of suitable material, which isadvantageously thinner than the material of the glove to be eventuallyproduced. The strip b is sewed to the inner side of the piece, or tothat side which is to be the inside of the glove, by a line ofblindstitching c, which secures the inner edge of the strip to thatportion of the piece which is to eventually be the finger end of thetrank at such a distance from the extreme edge of the piece ascorresponds approximately with the width of the strip. Having now sewedto the blank the strip b, the tranks d are cut out and a number of thempiled one on the other, whereupon the usual die is brought down to cutout loveblanks, such as shown in Fig. 3. Eac cut glove-blank is thenmade into the glove in the usual manner to form a glove, such as shownin Fig. 4, and to provide a reinforced finger, such as is shown insection in Fig. 5.

It is not necessary to go into a detailed description of how the gloveis sewed up; but it may bestated in a general manner that it iscustomary to sew the same wrong side out and then attach the thumb, thegored insertions at the sides of the fingers being sewed in in the usualmanner.

It is evident that by first sewing on a strip, such as b, to theeventual finger-end each cut glove, as shown in Fig. 3, will be providedwith a finger-tip 0. Each cut glove-blank is therefore provided with theusual finger-tip, such as e, that is formed simultaneously with the actof cutting out the glove by the dies. It is a very simple matter toconnect the strips b with pieces a by lines of stitches, such as c, ascompared with attaching each reinforcing finger-tip, such as d, to thefingers after they have been cut, as thereby a considerable saving oftime and labor in making up a given number of gloves is in the wholeoutput there will be many less defective finger-tipped gloves than wherethe usual way of attaching the tips separately to Be it known that 1,JOHN JAMES WEAK- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing atGloversville, in the county of Fulton, State ofNew York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tranks for Finger-Tipped Gloves,of which the following is a specification accompanied by drawings.

This invention relates to finger-tipped gloves.

Gne object of my invention is to provide a more accurately-finishedglove having finger-tips.

Another object as compared with that class of finger-tipped gloves inwhich the tips are formed as extensions of the fingers themselves is toprovide for the use of thinner pieces for the reinforcing-tips.

With these general objects in view my invention consists of a trank forfinger-tipped gloves for carrying out the above objects, as will beclear from the description and drawings, and the novel features of whichwill be specifically pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a web of fabric suitable for forming trankstherefrom in ac cordance with my invention, strips of reinforcingmaterial being also sewed on according thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan viewshowing tranks cut out from such a web as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a cut gloveblank. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof a glove after it has been made, and Fig. 5 is a section through thetip of a finger.

Referring to the drawings, a indicates a suitable piece of materialconsisting of the fabric from which the glove is to be eventually made,it being customary to cut out from this tranks which extendlongitudinally of the warp of the web used, thus securing in the glovethe desired transverse elasticity permitted by the weft.

The trank usually tapers from one end toward the other-that is, from thewristband end toward the finger end. The blank or piece of material amay be of any desirable material-such as silk, cotton, mercerizedcotton, &c.-and of any thickness; but, as will appear hereinafter, thethickness of the reinforcing-tips does not under the presentinventionhave to be the same as that of the body of the glove produced from suchpiece. It was known before my invention that finger-tips could beproduced by turning had. Besides,

the fingers is resorted to. If the strip which is to form thereinforcing part is turned over from the end of the trank, my methodwould not be performed, and where this is done it is only possible toobtain finger-tips which are of exactly the same material and thicknessas the trank or the glove to be eventually produced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A trank for a finger-tipped glove, the

same consisting of a main portion or trank proper, and a separate stripof reinforcing material sewed transversely across the narrower fingerportion of the trank, at the inner edge of the strip, and at adistancefrom the extreme end of the trank corresponding approximately with thewidth of the strip.

2. A trank for a finger-tipped glove, consisting of a main portion ortrank proper, and a separate strip of reinforcing material securedtransversely across the finger portion of the trank along the inner edgeof the strip.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JAMES WEAKLEY.

Witnesses:

EDWARD A. MOGAFFREY, MANUEL RICH.

